'Anti-rioter' law slammed for 'killing freedom'.

The controversial law prescribes jail time and fines for those who disrespect the Chinese national anthem. It has sparked concerns about the growing curbs on freedom of expression in the semi-autonomous city.

Vietnamese authorities have recently passed a law requiring social media censorship of "anti-state" content. Dissident artists and activists fear that their space for expression and protest will soon vanish.

The village of Roddickton-Bide Arm is grappling with dozens of stranded seals who are blocking roads and businesses. Canadian law bars citizens from approaching marine mammals.

The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) says, "the only way President Muhammadu Buhari can prove he is not cloned is to come home as a true Nigerian leader and sign the 2018 amended Electoral Bill into law.”

Law to punish discrimination against persons with disabilities underway

On the side-lines of the 58th Annual General Conference Koyinsola Ajayi, Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Managing Partner at Olaniwun Ajayi Legal Practitioners spoke to CNBC Africa to discuss the need for the rule of law to be upheld in Nigeria.

In this edition, we head to a country that has some of the world's strictest abortion laws. In El Salvador, abortion is completely outlawed.

Not too young bill campaigners seek passage of law within 30 days.

Buhari signs eight bills into law.

Vigilante violence is on the rise in Indonesia. Many perceive the police to be ineffective in responding to petty crime and decide to take the law into their own hands.

Hungary recently passed a controversial law allowing asylum seekers to be detained. The move has been condemned by human rights groups, who say it violates the country's obligations under international and EU laws.